CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE (CSA-EMEA)
Budget
€300 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is a nonprofit advancing best practices in cloud computing security through research, standards, and certifications. - CSA develops globally recognized frameworks and certifications (including STAR and CCSK) to help organizations assess and improve their cloud security posture. - CSA convenes a global community of practitioners, enterprises, governments, and cloud providers to produce consensus-based security guidance across industries and jurisdictions. - CSA engages with regulators and policymakers to ensure technical expertise informs cloud security policy and legislation. - CSA extends its remit to emerging technology risks, including AI, zero trust, IoT, and quantum-safe cryptography.
EU Legislative Interests
- EU AI Act — engaging on security requirements for high-risk AI systems and supporting implementation guidance for cloud-based AI services. - NIS2 Directive — promoting cloud security best practices aligned with NIS2's cybersecurity obligations for essential and important entities. - European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS) — contributing technical expertise to cloud security certification standards under ENISA. - EU Data Act & Data Governance Act — addressing secure data sharing frameworks and cloud interoperability requirements. - DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) — supporting financial sector compliance with cloud-related ICT risk and resilience requirements.
Communication Activities
- Research & publications — CSA publishes guidance and whitepapers on EU-relevant topics, including AI security, cloud certification, and operational resilience, aligned with the AI Act, EUCS, and DORA. - Events — CSA hosts summits and workshops globally, including sessions at RSA Conference and its own CSA Congress, covering EU cybersecurity policy developments and compliance frameworks. - ENISA & standards engagement — CSA contributes technical expertise to ENISA consultations and European standardisation processes related to cloud and AI security certification. - Working groups — CSA operates dedicated working groups on AI safety, zero trust, and IoT security that produce outputs directly relevant to NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act. - Training & certification — CSA's CCSK and STAR certification programs help organisations across Europe demonstrate compliance with emerging EU cloud security requirements.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
CSA is member of: - The EU Cloud Code of Conduct (https://eucoc.cloud/en/home), - Uninfo, it has a liaison CAT A with ISO SC27, 38, and 42, - Established MOU with ECUC (https://ecuc.group/), and - CCAG (https://ccag.group/) and others.
Organisation Members
- CSA's members include corporate members, individual members, and chapter affiliates spanning over 100 countries. A full list of corporate members and organizational affiliates is available at: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/membership - CSA also operates a global network of local chapters, details of which can be found at: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/chapters
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.